Did the Democrat convention boost Kamala Harris’ poll numbers? Yes, and also no. Or no, and also yes, depending on what one watches.
It’s been a while since we took a look at polling in the race, and honestly, perhaps it’s still too soon to look at the numbers for any conclusions or predictions about where the race is heading. The replacement of Joe Biden with Kamala Harris five weeks ago turned this into a new contest, and until Harris sets out her agenda for a new term as president, most of the numbers are just, well … vibes.
Of course, that’s why Democrats keep hiding Kamala from reporters. Vibes may be all they have for victory after four years of Bidenomics and foreign-policy disasters.
Still, we can take a look to see what the numbers we do have show us. Let’s start with the latest from YouGov, which shows Harris barely ahead of Donald Trump, almost no change at all from…